A Series of 6 Programs SeriesNot The Numbers GameSix films from around the world on women solving the twin problems of population and development.

60 minutes
Produced by Emily Marlow & Jenny Richards
for Television Trust for the Environment

The Cairo Conference on Population and Development marked a watershed in international debate about global population. Instead of the familiar, stale old argument about 'numbers' and ' targets', the conference participants focused instead on the needs and aspirations of women and men everywhere, and how - by working together to meet them - the nations of the world can help stabilize world population.

But how are individual countries and communities shaping up to the challenges set in Cairo? NOT THE NUMBERS GAME looks at the progress - or the lack of it - in Bosnia, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Peru and Uganda.

Made by women filmmakers from their own countries, the programs feature powerful human stories about the hopes, aspirations and achievements of women and men around the world.

(The six films were edited into a single 44-minute film for the BBC series "Earth Report." This program is also available under the title Not the Numbers Game: BBC Version.)

Reviews"Provide(s) an interesting wide-angle snapshot of various women's health and welfare issues in developing countries, and would be a useful discussion opener in classrooms, or a suitable addition to larger public and academic collections interested in women's and/or population studies."

Video Librarian

"Excellent work...a powerful depiction of population issues and women's responses."